Jason Spits

Jason has been writing on financial services since 1999 and has worked on a number of trade media titles in both a full time and freelance capacity. He joined Money Management in 2013 in the role of Senior Journalist.

View articles by Jason

Jason 's social profiles:

News by this author

Financial planning

03 Apr

Former FPA head passes away

The previous chief executive of the Financial Planning Association (FPA) Michael McKenna died suddenly overnight....

Financial planning

02 Apr

Small dealers call off Sydney meeting

The proposed meeting between a number of small dealer groups in Sydney next month has been postponed after concerns regarding the direction and nature of a proposed natio...

Financial planning

02 Apr

Symetry drops Assure and signs up Avanteos

Portfolio management service provider Symetry will stop using AXA’s Assure master trust for its back office administration and bring the work inhouse using a technology s...

Accounting

01 Apr

Garrisons Accounting takes a $3.9m hit

The Garrisons Accounting Group has taken a $3.9 million hit in its profit figures after the group decided to write down the carrying value of the group’s accounting firms...

Financial planning

31 Mar

Promina float to raise $2.1 billion

Financial services group Promina will attempt to raise up to $2.1 billion in its upcoming listing on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) in May....

Financial planning

27 Mar

Sealcorp adds super and pensions to wrap

Sealcorp has rounded out its Asgard platform offering with the addition of superannuation and pensions to its wrap account to sit alongside the investment options introdu...

Financial planning

25 Mar

Small dealers attract industry attention

Small dealer groups are back on the agenda as members of three bodies representing small planning groups have agreed to meet to discuss the creation of a national executi...

Financial planning

25 Mar

Perpetual launches new business and funds

The Perpetual group has expanded its operations with the trustee side of the business launching a new operation while the investment business has rolled out a new geared ...

Financial planning

25 Mar

The bad news is there’s no good news around the corner

Equity markets still have some way to go before they reach long term positive territory. Jason Spits looks at the hurdles that lie ahead....

Financial planning

17 Mar

The top dogs still have plenty of bark

The issue of ownership is back on the agenda after recent industry surveys but, as Jason Spits reports, the more things change, the more they stay the same....